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17/8/2014 at 8:58pm
Location: Midlands
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The manufacturers max tow is the max weight the car will pull away on a hill without breaking or rolling back down.
It doesnt take into account a tall caravan with crosswinds etc.
Your close to 100% match on the lower spec A5's so thats the issue.
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17/8/2014 at 10:19pm
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Looking at Bobmel's link above, towing a lightweight 4-berth (used Venus 490/4 as sample) gives you a 75% ratio to an A5; 160HP would let you tow up a 1-in-5 slope (24%) and a max speed of 88mph, which would frighten the pants off me. So plenty spare then!
"Towing Report - Audi and Lunar
"The towing capability for the Audi A5 - 2.0 TDI [Multitronic]with a Lunar Venus 490/4:
[Stability index = 9 / 7.4 Towball: 75 kg.]
[weight ratio 75%] 1185 kg / 1570 kg
[Speed index: 70 mph]
[Max gradient: 24%]
"Audi A5 - 2.0 TDI [Multitronic] (120 kW/161 bhp)
Date of manufacture: september 2011 - up to now. Towball limit: 80 kg (Advise: 75 kg)
Important for safe towing is the weight ratio between Car and Caravan. The weight ratio (loaded caravan / kerbweight tow car) for the Audi and Lunar is 75%. This means that the match between car and caravan is perfect. The stability and safety index is very good for this outfit.
"The towing performances of this Audi with your Lunar are perfect (performance index = 70).
You may expect excellent performances from this outfit. On flat roads it's easy to come along, top gear is applicable in all cases.
"On motorway inclines you will be able not only to come along, but be the first at the top. On steep roads you have more than sufficient power to keep going. On hill starts there will be more than enough power to get going, provided the wheels have traction. "
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18/8/2014 at 1:17pm
Location: West Yorkshire
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Thanks, we have decided to go to the NEC and have a good look round, we will get sorted, think it was a shock that such a big car can only pull such a light weight van.
Guess I won't be moving any horse boxes full of horses with it!!
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19/8/2014 at 12:07am
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I like the comment from fife bloke,and agree,the government are full of s**t,years ago they got us all to buy deisel and now making us paythrough the nose,thats why they can stick lpg up their ass as im sure once enough have got it they will be stung aswell.Buy what you like,stuff the enviroment,we will be long gone anyway before disaster.And what exactly are you protecting by cycling or walking.Maybe the druggee delinquents we seem to raise now,best tow car is a chrysler 300 c estate,loads of room and good mpg.And what a car,turns heads.
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19/8/2014 at 1:39am
Location: Midlands
Outfit: Mondeo Avondale Gram
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My neighbours 300C turns heads. The RAC man appears to be growing out of its bonnet.
He seems to spend more time under there than the owner does sitting behind the wheel.
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19/8/2014 at 4:20pm
Location: Rochdale
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Quote: Originally posted by audicab26 on 17/8/2014
Download the brochure from Audi.co.uk/brochures. Page 85 gives the towing limits and the unladen weight of each model. You should aim to get something that weighs around 85% of the weight of the car. The towing limit is what the car can tow not what it is safe to tow - hence the 85% guide.
The lowest powered A5 is 136PS - people used to tow with 60 or 70hp Ford Cortina's so I don't think you should worry about power as long as you look at something with a safe weight. Caravan Buyer magazine has a handy guide within.
Happy hunting.
Very sound advice but do not get too stuck up with the 85% of the kerbweight figure. If it is a bit more it will not be a problem but whatever do not buy a caravan that weighs more than your cars kerbweight.
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For a licence dated 1997 or later you must add together the plated max weight of the caravan and trailer, if the total is 3500 or less you can tow it. You may even tow a caravan with a MAM greater than the cars unladen mass the restriction was removed in 2013
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19/8/2014 at 9:48pm
Location: Bradford
Outfit: Swift Charisma 06 - Passat Est 2.0 140
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Just need to find out approx kerb weight of the A5 model your looking at. All the 2.0L diesel models look to start from 1520kg looking on Parkers (see link below)
http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/reviews/facts-and-figures/audi/a5/sportback-2009/dimensions/
Then find caravans with an MTPLM of 85% of that figure.
Eg. Carvan MTPLM (approx)
= car kerbweight x 85 divided by 100.
Incidentally are you in Bradford by any chance Wibsey?
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20/8/2014 at 9:46am
Location: Bradford
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I knew it…we're up at Westwood Park Clayton Heights. Spent many a happy day down in Wibsey park as a young lad and with my daughter growing up.
Storage, my first though would be the place down bottom of Wyke, you can see from the main Huddersfield road on your right as you're driving down.
There is one over at Morley which isn't too far, we went to look at a van there and the charges seemed a little more reasonable but still secure. There's one at Tong and indoor storage at Queensbury.
Use this link for places:-
https://www.google.co.uk/#q=caravan+storage+bradford
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21/8/2014 at 6:16pm
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I have no idea how they threat them and if they every service them. Its just something that catches your eye. RAC man is there again.
And its probably the same one i mentioned before.
Its left a lovely oil stain on his driveway though.
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21/8/2014 at 6:24pm
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Does the stretch have a tow bar fitted ???
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